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Luis Hasa

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Luis Hasa
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Sora, Italy[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lecce
Number 40
Youth career
000000000 San Domenico Savio Asti
0000–2023 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Juventus Next Gen 32 (2)
2024– Lecce 0 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Italy U18 6 (0)
2022–2023 Italy U19 15 (4)
2023– Italy U20 5 (2)
2024– Italy U21 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2023 Malta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024

Luis Hasa (born 6 January 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Lecce.

Hasa represented Italy national team at youth levels. He was part of Italy's squad at the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and was named Player of the Tournament.

Early life

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Hasa was born in Sora, Lazio, in the province of Frosinone, to Albanian parents, Arbeni and Naiada Hasa.[4] His eldest brother, Alessio, started playing football next to the pitch at San Domenico Savio, where he also went as soon as he started taking his first steps.[4]

Due to his parents' heritage, he also has Albanian citizenship.[5]

Club career

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Early career

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His talent was discovered at the age of seven, in a training session with the Pulcini of San Domenico Savio, a team that has its home in Asti,[6] by football scout Marko Burbelo.[4] Burbelo contacted Juventus directly, which led Hasa to joining the Juventus youth system.[4]

Juventus

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Youth sector

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Hasa has played for Juventus at various youth levels. In the 2021–22 Campionato Primavera 1 season, he played for Juventus U19 and has made 14 appearances and scored two goals. In the following season, he scored seven goals in 29 appearances.[2]

Juventus Next Gen

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On 17 December 2022, he was included in the Juventus Next Gen squad in the match against Virtus Verona in the 2022–23 Serie C season, but did not make it onto the pitch.[2]

On 12 August 2023, he was brought in by Massimiliano Allegri to join the Juventus first-team in a pre-season friendly in a 0–0 draw against Atalanta. He entered the field as a substitute in the second half.[7]

Lecce

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On 30 August 2024, Luis Hasa signed with Serie A club Lecce.[8]

International career

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Hasa is eligible to play for his country of birth, Italy, and Albania, as both his parents are Albanian.[4]

He is a youth international for Italy.[4]

In June 2023, he was included in the Italy under-19 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta,[9] where the Azzurrini eventually won their second continental title.[10][11] He was named Player of the Tournament.[12] He scored a crucial equaliser in the final Group A game against Poland which took Italy through as runners-up.[12] In the final, Hasa created yet another goal with a pinpoint left-footed cross which Michael Kayode headed in for the game's key moment.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1o February 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus Next Gen 2023–24 Serie C 20 1 2 0 0 0 22 1
Total 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 1
Career total 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 1

Honours

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Italy U19

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Luis Hasa | Stats | Under-19 2023". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Luis Hasa at Soccerway
  3. ^ Luis Hasa at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Between CR7 adoration and Totti rejection, who is Luis Hasa, the boy from Beijing who sent Italy to the final". 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Luis Hasa, the Albanian talent who led Italy to the final of the European Championship: He is ready for the big step". www.voxnews.a. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Juve, who is Hasa, the "10" of Totti's stable, star of Italy Under 19". breakinglatest.news. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Juve wrap up close-season with Atalanta draw". Juventus Football Club. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Hasa è un nuovo calciatore del Lecce" [Hasa is a new Lecce player] (in Italian). Lecce. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Bollini sceglie i 20 Azzurrini per l'Europeo. Domani mattina partenza per Malta". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  10. ^ Honeyman, Sam. "Portugal 0-1 Italy: Kayode heads resilient Azzurrini to second Under-19 title". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  11. ^ Scognamiglio, Pietro (16 July 2023). "Gli azzurrini trionfano: campioni d'Europa Under 19. Battuto il Portogallo" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Luis Hasa named 2023 Under-19 EURO Player of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Portugal 0-1 Italy: Kayode heads resilient Azzurrini to second Under-19 title". UEFA.com. UEFA. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.